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Software Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 9 years
July 21, 2025
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • FAANG pay (not the best though)
  • Excellent tooling
  • Potential to work on interesting things
Cons
  • Keeps trying to pretend it's still a startup and managing like people are there for anything but the money.
  • You probably won't work on interesting things.
  • Difficult to get promoted and move up.
  • Unless you consistently get top 5% reviews, your pay will quickly become peanuts.
  • Typical clueless obsession with AI from upper management.
Advice to Management

It hasn't been day 1 for a long, long time. AI is not going to save you. Offshoring won't go any better today than it did in the 90s.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
2.0

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